Vygotsky thought that scientific psychology should focus primarily on
a. a person's environment. c. lower psychological processes.
b. the evolution of humans. d. higher psychological processes.
D
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What will be an ideal response?
Which statement concerning divorce is true? a. Children tend to fare best with opposite-sex custodial parents
b. Predivorce family conflict has little impact on development; it is what happens after the divorce that matters. c. In recent years, the number of fathers being granted custody has decreased. d. The reduction of income in the post-divorce single parent family can have a negative impact on development.
Kraus (1995) found that attitude-behavior correlations are stronger for voting behavior than for blood donations. Which of the following interpretations of this result are best supported by the available evidence?
a. Value-expressive attitudes are strong predictors of relevant action. b. Emotion-based attitudes are weaker predictors of behavior. c. Ambivalence toward politicians increases attitude-voting correspondence. d. Attitudes toward politicians are higher in direct experience than attitudes toward blood donation.
A child who thinks that they are better than other children is demonstrating what Piagetreferred to as egocentrism
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.